Catholic Church

Palermo, Sicily, to get first synagogue in 500 years

The move is being viewed as a gesture of reconciliation more than 500 years after the expulsion of Jews from Sicily.

US rabbi calls on Pope Francis to remove church at Auschwitz II

Rabbi Avi Weiss in a letter to the pope ahead of his visit to the Nazi death camp said "a church does not belong at the largest Jewish cemetery in the world."

Everything Jews need to know about Pope Francis’ U.S. visit

The best chance for Jews to greet Francis will be during a multi-faith service at the Sept. 11 memorial in Manhattan.

Global

Italian city celebrates reopening of medieval synagogue

Global

Czech lawmaker says Catholic Church approved Nazi murders of Jews

Global

Pope Francis defends Pius XII’s wartime record

Israel

‘Price tag’ attacks foul pope’s Israel visit, Jerusalem patriarch says

Culture

From the Archive: Cardinal O’Connor’s run-in with the Tribe

Global

Becoming saints: Two popes who revolutionized Jewish-Catholic relations

Global

Pope at Vatican meeting with Jewish delegation slams anti-Semitism

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